xx, 389 pages ; 22 cm

When first published, Evil and the God of Love instantly became recognized as a modern theological classic, widely viewed as the most important work on the problem of evil to appear in English for more than a generation. It has continued to be at the centre of discussions ever since. This reissue of the work includes a new preface by the author. -- Publisher description

Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. 1: Introductory -- The problem and its terms -- The two poles of thought--monism and dualism -- Pt. 2: The Augustinian type of theodicy -- The fountainhead: St. Augustine--evil as privation of good stemming from misused freedom -- The fountainhead: St. Augustine--the principle of plentitude and the aesthetic theme -- Catholic thought from Augustine to the present day -- The problem of evil in reformed thought -- Eighteenth-century 'optimism' -- Dividing the light from the darkness -- Pt. 3: The Irenaean type of theodicy -- Sin and the fall according to the Hellenistic fathers -- The Irenaean type of theodicy in Schleiermacher -- The two theodicies--contrasts and agreements -- Pt. 4: A theodicy for today -- The starting point -- Moral evil -- Pain -- Suffering -- The kingdom of God and the will of God -- Recent work on the problem of evil

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